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Matthew Reid 1498–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 1556

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Reid

Mother: Isabella Wallace

Spouse(s): Alice Cook

Children(s): Joseph Reid

The story of Matthew Reid began in 1498 in Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland. Matthew Reid married Alice Cook, and had children including Joseph Alexander Reid. Matthew Reid passed away in 1556 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Reid began in 1498 in Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland.
  • Matthew Reid married Alice Cook, and had children including Joseph Alexander Reid.
  • Matthew Reid passed away in 1556 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reid
1470–1512
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Isabella Wallace
1472–1529
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alice Cook
1515–1605
Birth Location: New Kent, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Reid
1550–1600
Birth Location: Edinburg, Midlothian, Scotland
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Matthew Reid's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Reid
1498–1556
Birth Place: Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland
Parents
John George James Reid
1470–1512
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabella (Besseta) Wallace
1472–1529
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Henry) Reid
1445–1470
Daldilling, Sorn, Ayr, Scotland
Cordelia (Jane Marie) Taylor
1450–1530
Ireland
John Wallace
1440–1507
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine Douglas
1442–1478
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Reid
1420–1445
Susannah Gilmore
1425–1495
William Taylor
1429–1493
Elizabeth Young
1425–1488
William Wallace
1415–1472
Margaret Dunbar
1425–1500
George Douglas
1412–1463
Elizabeth Sibbald
1418–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reid
1400–1450
Margaret Stewart
1402–1455
John Wallace
1390–1450
Elizabeth Cathcart
1395–1424
Sir Dunbar
1388–1443
Lady Colquhoun
1410–1454
John Douglas
1392–1438

Matthew Reid's Descendants

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Matthew Reid (1498–1556) m. Alice Cook (1515–6 MAR 1605)
  1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Reid 1550–1600 m. Sarah Gillespie 1550–
    1. 1. John (R) Reid 1574–1665 m. Rose (Lewis) Bell 1574–1605
      1. 1. James Reid 1603–1711
      2. 2. Pamela Reid 1604–
      3. 3. Andrew Reid 1600–1690 m. Magdalene McDowell 1600–1690
      4. 4. Agnes Reid 1592–1651 m. James Brysonne 1590–
      5. 5. John (the Younger) Reid 1605–1670
      6. 6. John (Honor) Reid 1598–1670 m. Ellinore (Eliane Fitzgerald) Curtin 1595–1650
        1. 1. John Reid 1627–
        2. 2. Andrew Reid 1630–
        3. 3. James Reid 1635–1676 m. Mary (Reid) McCoy 1637–1689
    2. 2. Alexander Reid 1574–1665
    3. 3. Joseph Reid 1575– m. Christin Walker 1575–1645 m. Christin Charp 1578–
    4. 4. Catharine Reid 1588– m. Thomas Paterson 1584–

Matthew Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Matthew Reid in Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland
Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland
1556
1556
Age 58
Death of Matthew Reid in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Daldilling, Scorn, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
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